The James Cook University Mackay Education and Research Centre (MERC) located at the Mackay Base Hospital is now operational.

The centre provides a larger facility for medical and dental clinical placements.

The prestigious Division of Tropical Health and Medicine at James Cook University, in partnership with the Mater Mackay, offers our Bachelor of Nursing Science (Pre- Registration) in Mackay. A Bachelor of Nursing Science from JCU gives you a strong foothold in one of the world’s highest demand professions — all with a unique regional focus that you will not find anywhere else in Australia.